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The Dancing Druids

The Dancing Druids is a 1948 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell. It is the twenty-first in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs. Bradley. The title refers to a group of prehistoric stones whose appearance resembles dancing druids.

Last revised
Jul 27, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
142 w
Citations
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The Dancing Druids
First edition
AuthorGladys Mitchell
LanguageEnglish
SeriesMrs. Bradley
GenreMystery
PublisherMichael Joseph
Publication date1948
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Preceded byDeath and the Maiden 
Followed byTom Brown's Body 

The Dancing Druids is a 1948 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell.12 It is the twenty-first in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs. Bradley.3 The title refers to a group of prehistoric stones whose appearance resembles dancing druids.

Synopsis

In the West Country a cross country runner stumbles across a mysterious scene, and calls in Mrs. Bradley who arrives with her various assistants.

References

References

  1. Klein p.231
  2. Craig & Cadogan p.186
  3. Reilly p.1089
Bibliography

Bibliography

  • Craig, Patricia & Cadogan, Mary. The Lady Investigates: Women Detectives and Spies in Fiction. Orion Publishing Group 1981.
  • Klein, Kathleen Gregory. Great Women Mystery Writers: Classic to Contemporary. Greenwood Press, 1994.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.